Drip attachment for umbrellas



(No Model.)

- F. HINDES.

DRIP ATTACHMENT FOR UMBRELLAs.

No. 559,101. Patented Apf. 28, 1 896.

ANDREW BGRAHAM;PNOTOUTHQWASHINGTDNDC.

NITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

FRANK I-IINDES, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

DRIP ATTACHMENT FOR UMBRELLAS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 559,101, dated. April28, 1896.

Applicati n filed December 30,1895.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK HINDEs, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of San Francisco, State of California,have invented an Improvement in Drip Attachments for Umbrellas; and Ihereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the same.

My invention relates to an attachment to receive the drip of umbrellaswhen closed and prevent its falling upon the floor.

It consists of the constructions and combinations of parts hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

The figure is a view of my device as attached to the umbrella.

A represents the lower end of an umbrella, having a tip or point B. Inthe present case I have shown this made much shorter than in the usualconstruction of umbrellas, and around the inner end of this tip is adisk 0, having a groove or channel made around its periphery, as shown.Through this disk are made holes D, extending from one side to theother, as shown. Upon one side of the tip B is made a longitudinalchannel E, which extends from near the point to just below the disk 0,and it then turns at right angles, so as to form a bayonet-lock toreceive a pin f, which projects from the tube F. This tube is made ofsufficient diameter to fit over and inclose the tip B. The pin, whichprojects from the upper end and interior of the tube, enters the slot orchannel E, which it follows to the upper end, and then by turning thetube F the pin follows the horizontal portion of the channel, and thuslocks the tube in place. The upper portion of the tube is madecylindrical and fits a corresponding portion of the upper part of thetip B, so as to make a snug joint at this point. The lower end of thetube F is closed and has a tip G projecting from it. Around this tip,near the junction with the bottom of the tube F, is made a groove orchannel similar to the groove or channel made around the disk previouslydescribed.

v H is an oval or slightly-egg-shaped casing made of rubber or otherflexible material, having the upper and lower ends fitted with elasticcontractile springs I, which are adapted to fit, respectively, into thegrooves or chanserial No. 573,690. (No model.)

nels in the disk 0 and upon the tube F with sufficient force to hold thereceptacle closely in place and make it practically tight enough to holdwater. From the upper end of this receptacle II is a diverging orfunnel-shaped portion II, which surrounds the lower part of the umbrellaA when in position and directs any water which drips from it in upon thetop of the disk 0, from which the water will flow through the holes Dinto the interior of the receptacle H. A small opening or vent h ispreferably made near the upper part of this receptacle, just beneath thedisk 0, to allow air to escape as the water enters. This receptacle maybe of any suitable size. I have found a convenient size to be such thatit will contain about as much as a hollow ball two and one-fourth inchesin diameter; but the size may be varied to suit the size of the umbrellaor other conditions. The tubular portion F may also be made with holesor openings, as shown at J, so that the interior of this tube can alsobe utilized, if desired, to receive the drip of the umbrella.

With this attachment the umbrella may be taken into the house, set uponthe carpet or in other convenient place, and all drip from it Will flowdown and be collected in the funnel II, being thence carried through theopenings D in the disk 0, and will collect finally in the reservoir I-I.When the umbrella is taken out, by simply holding it with the point alittle elevated the water thus collected will flow out through theopening near the top of the reservoir, or it may be discharged byremoving the reservoir altogether.

The reservoir can be left in place upon the umbrella, or it may beremoved by disengaging it from the grooves or channels, leaving thetubular extension F, and this extension may also be removed bydisengaging it from the bayonet-joint previously described, thus leavingthe short tip B extending beyond the end of the umbrella. When theseparts have been thus removed, the umbrella is more compact and may bepacked in a smaller space than if the tip was extended in the usualmanner.

Having thus described my invention, what i rounding the base of the tiphaving perforations made through it and a circumferential groove orchannel, a second groove or channel formed around the tip near thepoint, and a flexible reservoir having openings with elasticconstricting edges, one of which fits the groove around the disk, andthe other the groove near the tip, whereby the reservoir is attached andrendered water-tight, and a funnel-shaped extension from the upper endsurrounding the lower portion of the umbrella so as to direct the driptherefrom through the openings in the disk to the interior of thereservoir.

2. An umbrella having a short tip, a disk surrounding the inner endhaving perfora- 1 tions made through it, and a circumferential groove orchannel, a hollow tube adapted to detachably fit the tip, a tip at theouter end of the tube, a groove or channel surrounding this tip, aflexible receiver, the upper and lower ends of which have elasticopenings adapted to fit the grooves of the disk and at the lower end ofthe tube respectively, a diverging funnel at the upper end of thereservoir surrounding the base of the umbrella to collect and direct thedrip through the holes in the disk, and an opening in the upper part ofthe reservoir for the escape of air while the water is entering andthrough which the water may be discharged when the reservoir is to beemptied.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

FRANK HINDES. lVitnesses S. ll. NOURSE, GEO. ll. STRONG.

